What's Happening

CFD faculty development series
The MGH Center for Faculty Development (CFD) faculty development series will sponsor "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Finding and Hiring the Right Nannny" Oct. 11, from noon to 1:30 pm in the Yawkey Center, Room 10660. Marsha Epstein, president and founder of the American Nanny Company, will discuss strategies for finding the right nanny. For more information or to register,
e-mail cfd@partners.org or call (617) 724-0818.

MGH photo contest
All MGH and Partners employees are invited to submit their photos to the MGH Photography Department's tenth annual amateur photo contest. Contestants may submit up to two photos and all entries should be in printed form (no slides or electronic files) and no larger than 8x10 inches, unmounted and unframed. Entry forms are available at the Photography Department. All entries must be submitted with a completed entry form by Oct. 16. From Oct. 23 through 30, submissions will be displayed in the first floor corridor between the Jackson and Bigelow buildings. Voting ballots and a ballot box will be available in the same location. Winners will be announced in the Nov. 2 issue of MGH Hotline.
For more information, call (617) 726-2237.

Kirvilaitis Partnership in Caring Award
Nominations for the Anthony Kirvilaitis Jr. Partnership in Caring Award now are being accepted. The award recognizes nonclinical staff within Patient Care Services who exemplify reliability, responsiveness, creativity, assurance, collaboration and flexibility. The deadline for nominations is Oct. 19 at 5 pm. To submit a nomination or for more information, contact Tom Drake at tdrake@partners.org
or (617) 726-9148.

MGH on the small screen
Staff members of MGH's Cardiac Surgery and Heart Failure teams will appear in a PBS documentary Oct 15 from 9 to 10 pm on WGBH Channel 2. The documentary, Part One of "The Mysterious Human Heart," features an MGH patient and her care at the hospital.
For more information, visit www.pbs.org/wnet/heart/episode1/index.html.

Holiday planning seminar
The Partners Employee Assistance Program will offer "Planning for the Holidays on a Shoestring" Oct. 15 at CNY 149, Larry Martin Conference Room; and Oct. 18 in the Thier Conference Room. Both sessions will be held from noon to 1 pm. Amy Perry, consumer finance educator with Consumer Credit Counseling Services, will help participants plan for the holidays and stay out of debt. For more information, call (617) 726-6976 or visit www.eap.partners.org.

Ernesto Gonzalez Award presentation
All members of the MGH community are invited to attend the presentation of the Ernesto Gonzalez Award for Outstanding Service to the Latino Community Oct. 9, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm in the Thier Conference Room. The award honors an MGH employee who has made significant contributions to improving the experience of Latino patients, families, visitors and employees within the MGH community.

Ether Day
The annual Ether Day celebration will be held Oct. 12, from 2 to 3:30 pm in the Bulfinch Tent. Ether Day honors employees for their length of service at the MGH. An invitation-only dinner for employees who have served the hospital for 20 or more years will be held Oct. 19 at the Boston Marriott Cambridge Hotel. For more information, e-mail mghhrevents@partners.org.

Mind body strategies seminar series
The Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine will offer "Mind Body Strategies for Lowering Blood Pressure" Oct. 10, from 5:30 to 7 pm at
824 Boylston St., Chestnut Hill. Aggie Casey, RN, MS, will present. Pre-registration is required. For more information or to register, e-mail mindbody@partners.org.

Eldercare discussion group
The Partners Employee Assistance Program will host its monthly eldercare discussion group Oct. 16, from noon to 1 pm in the Yawkey Center, Room 7980. Topics covered will include caring for an older adult, normal aging and illness and advance directives. For more information, call (617) 726-6976 or visit www.eap.partners.org.

Exercise and Obesity information table
In honor of National Physical Therapy Month, MGH Physical Therapy Services will host an "Exercise and Obesity" information table Oct. 10, from 11 am to 2 pm in the Main Corridor. Physical therapists will be available to discuss the positive effects of exercise on weight management. For more information, contact Amy Hanson at (617) 726-3023.

Senior HealthWise events
The Senior HealthWISE film series will screen "Jane Eyre" Oct. 10, from 1 to 3 pm in the Haber Conference Room. Registration is required. Senior HealthWISE also will offer an exercise class, "Fall Into Fitness," Oct. 11, from 11 am to noon at the Clubs at Charles River Park. Lunch will be served from noon to 1 pm. Registration is required. In addition, the program will offer a free flu clinic for seniors age 60 or older Oct. 15, from 1:30 to 3:30 pm in the West End Civic Association Community Room, One Emerson Place. For more information or event registration, call (617) 724-6756.